On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 06:18:21PM +0200, Andreas Krennmair wrote: > * Bertrand Yvain <[email protected]> [2010-04-14 17:30]: > >On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 05:56:41AM -0700, Michael Elkins wrote: > >>Is there a compelling reason not to change the configure script to > >>enable support for these standard Internet protocols by default? > > > >Default settings should be somewhat minimal (not too much) and sane. > > > >I feel that what is expected from a MUA such as Mutt is to read mail > >from spool and send with sendmail(1). Those network protocols you > >mention could be considered fancy. > > I suppose you don't use SMTP, POP or IMAP directly from mutt? If you > don't use it, does it have any negative impact on you or your usage > of mutt? If not, then why exclude it from a default configure run? > > This type of tense, forced minimialism is exactly the reason that > has alienated mutt users for years.
Two of the several reasons I use mutt are its small memory/cpu footprint and its reliability. Adding more code by default runs contrary to those aspects of mutt that I appreciate. -- Will Fiveash
